Tuesday, February 4, 2014

3:08 PM

U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson split on the farm bill, which cleared the Senate today.

Following the 68-32 vote, the bill is now headed to the president’s desk.

Johnson, R-Oshkosh, was critical of the growth in the food stamps said he opposed the bill because the program and farm policy are considered together in one piece of legislation rather than separately.

“It is well past time for Washington to stop blocking needed reforms and long overdue fiscal discipline,” Johnson said.

Baldwin, D-Madison, said the bill provides farmers long-term certainty and makes keep investments in rural communities that are important to the state.

“Creating jobs by investing in our rural communities, reforming our farm programs so that they work for our family farmers, and putting an end to waste in the system is just commonsense,” she said.